Trade Me chairman David Kirk said the results were pleasing. "We're proud to have delivered on the commitments we made to investors at IPO time," he said.

"With Fairfax selling down its 51 per cent stake in Trade Me before Christmas and our inclusion in the NZX 10 Index this week, we have well and truly completed our transition to life as a public company." Chief executive Jon Macdonald said Trade Me made three small acquisitions in the past year, and plans to keep "investing sensibly" to grow.

Mr Macdonald said the company is comfortable with analysts' forecasts for annual earnings, with trading in the past six weeks consistent with the first half.

He said Trade Me has expanded its mobile team and built a suite of applications with a third of visits coming on mobile devices, twice the number a year earlier.

Trade Me is expected to post net profit of $77.5 million on sales of $163.9 million, based on the median forecasts compiled by Reuters.

The board declared an unfranked interim dividend of 7.5 cents per share.

The shares rose 0.5 per cent to $4.41 in trading on Tuesday, and have gained 11 per cent this year. The stock is rated an average 'hold' based on nine analyst recommendations compiled by Reuters, with a median target price of $4.145.